Naas

Naas ( ; or ) is the county town of County Kildare in Ireland. In 2022, it had a population of 26,180, making it the largest town in County Kildare (ahead of Newbridge) and the fourteenth-largest urban centre in Ireland.

Key facts

Settlement.settlement_type: Town
Settlement.name: Naas
Settlement.native_name: /
Settlement.image_seal: Naascoatofarms.png
Settlement.motto: Prudens ut Serpens(Latin) Wise as a Serpent
Settlement.pushpin_map: Ireland
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: right
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Ireland
Settlement.blank_name_sec1: Irish Grid Reference
Settlement.unit_pref: Metric
Settlement.elevation_m: 114
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Ireland
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Leinster
Settlement.subdivision_type2: County
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Kildare
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Council

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Wikidata facts

Population: 21393
Elevation: 114
Official website: www.naas.ie
Image: Naas - aerial - 2025-02-22 03.jpg

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Commons category: Naas
Irish Grid Reference: N893196
native label: An Nás

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==History== The name of Naas has been recorded in three forms in Irish: , translating as 'Place of Assembly of the Kings'; , translating to 'the Place of Assembly'; and , translating to 'Place of assembly of the Leinster Men'.